With £3 Million Investment, Pioneering Platform ‘Contact’ Plans To Transform The Creative Industry

From lack of job consistency to pay disputes, the working world of the creative is shaped by uncertainty and insecurity steering people away from the path even if one’s heart is set upon it. But with one pioneering platform, that’s all about to change.

Founded in 2020 by creative, and fashion designer Reuben Selby, Contact is the platform of a creative’s dreams. A curation of creatives, Contact transforms the traditional booking process by giving the talent the power. Now models, photographers and makeup artists can directly connect with brands and agents, and vice versa, making a usually hard and time-consuming process so much easier.

By taking care of all the admin, Contact gives the creative the chance to focus on what’s important - their craft. And the ease of having hundreds of talent at your fingertips rather than at the end of countless agency calls is a blessing for their clients, too.

It’s unsurprising then that the industry has chosen to back the platform. Over 2,000 companies spanning across the creative, high fashion and retail industries such as i-D, Burberry and Depop currently use it to scout clients. The latest backing comes from Rhino Ventures with a massive £3 million investment towards supporting their future endeavours. Speaking on the investment, CEO Selby said “Rhino Ventures instantly connected with Contact’s mission, they believe in breaking down the financial and technical barriers for upcoming entrepreneurs and want to shift the power dynamic from institutions and gatekeepers to individuals to empower the "middle class”.

Expect this to pave the way for many more milestones to be hit as CONTACT has big aims; from planning an official branch into the European creative market to expanding the platform’s creative pool to include filmmakers, musicians and more, they are not looking to slow down any time soon. All of this leads up to their long term mission - to support 1 million creatives.

See, at the heart of Contact is the creative, something which differentiates the platform from other agencies that operate in the same space. With a focus on enabling empowerment, innovation and self expression by making the work side easier, creatives can quickly find and accept jobs without compromising their creative vision and values. Whether it's with an independent brand or a luxury one, the ball still remains in the creative’s court. Besides making the process easier and more authentic , it also makes it more secure - between the 900+ creatives that utilise the platform, over 2,000 jobs have been booked. 2,000+ jobs where crucially the pay goes to the creative in full.

That’s right - gone are the agency and commission fees, the late payments, the middlemen that delay the process. With Contact, creatives not only make but also save money; in fact, by not charging for their services they’ve saved creatives over £200,000 in agency and commission fees! All this allows creatives to earn a living whilst doing the work they love, something Contact has already seen occur, with their represented talent earning an accumulated £865,000 so far.

As a community, every side of Contact has worked to ensure its success, and the best is still yet to come. All in all, whether you’re a company or a creative, this is where you want to be - check out the platform and join the community now at www.contact.xyz.